A bifunctional stopcock-winch device in cells for infrared investigations of solids

A simple glass device is described acting as stopcock and winch at the same time. The device is especially suitable for the dislocation of solid sample holders in IR cells.

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Wasserstoffbrücken in 1,1‐Bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐3‐benzoylthioharnstoff und seinen Nickel(II)‐ und Kupfer(II)‐Chelat‐Komplexen

Hydrogen Bonds in 1,1‐Bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐3‐benzoylthiourea and its Nickel(II)‐ and Copper(II)‐Chelate Complexes The ligand 1,1‐bis(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐3‐benzoylthiourea HL, ( 1 ), yields with nickel(II) and copper(II) ions neutral complexes [NiL₂], ( 2 ), and [CuL₂], ( 3 ). By X‐ray structure analysis and IR spectroscopy different intramolecular hydrogen bonds (OH…O) and (OH…N) could be identified in both equally coordinated ligands of the [NiL₂] molecule. For comparison X‐ray and IR data were also estimated for 1 and 3 .     

Tailored Mobility in a Zeolite Imidazolate Framework (ZIF) Antibody Conjugate**

Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) hybrid fluorescent nanoparticles and ZIF antibody conjugates have been synthesized, characterized, and employed in lateral-flow immunoassay (LFIA). The bright fluorescence of the conjugates and the possibility to tailor their mobility gives a huge potential for diagnostic assays. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as label, proved the integrity, stability, and dispersibility of the antibody conjugates, LC-MS/MS provided evidence that a covalent link was established between these metal-organic frameworks and lysine residues in IgG antibodies.     

Anomalous Hall effect in microcrystalline Si:H films

The anomalous sign of the Hall coefficient in amorphous semiconductors is still poorly understood. It seems accepted, however, that an anomalous sign of the Hall coefficient indicates a different charge transport mechanism compared to free carrier motion on which the Lorentz force is acting. We find anomalous Hall coefficient signs in phosphorus-doped microcrystalline silicon films after irradiation with high energy electrons and subsequent annealing. These films are mixtures of amorphous and crystalline phases. We analyze measurements of Hall effect, electrical conductivity, and thermopower on such samples prior to and after electron irradiation and annealing, and use the anomalous Hall effect sign as a phenomenological indication of electronic transport in the amorphous phase. We deduce that the material consists of crystalline particles embedded in an amorphous matrix.     

Heavy-Atom Tunneling in Semibullvalenes: How Driving Force,Substituents, and Environment Influence the Tunneling Rates

The Cope rearrangement of selectively deuterated isotopomers of 1,5-dimethylsemibullvalene 2 a and 3,7-dicyano-1,5-dimethylsemibullvalene 2 b were studied in cryogenic matrices. In both semibullvalenes the Cope rearrangement is governed by heavy-atom tunneling. The driving force for the rearrangements is the small difference in the zero-point vibrational energies of the isotopomers. To evaluate the effect of the driving force on the tunneling probability in 2 a and 2 b , two different pairs of isotopomers were studied for each of the semibullvalenes. The reaction rates for the rearrangement of 2 b in cryogenic matrices were found to be smaller than the ones of 2 a under similar conditions, whereas differences in the driving force do not influence the rates. Small curvature tunneling (SCT) calculations suggest that the reduced tunneling rate of 2 b compared to that of 2 a results from a change in the shape of the potential energy barrier. The tunneling probability of the semibullvalenes strongly depends on the matrix environment; however, for 2 a in a qualitatively different way than for 2 b .     

Melt spinning of propylene carbonate‐plasticized poly(acrylonitrile)‐co‐poly(methyl acrylate)

The primary use of poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) fibers, commonly referred to as acrylic fibers, is in textile applications like clothing, furniture, carpets, and awnings. All commercially available PAN fibers are processed by solution spinning; however, alternative, more cost‐effective processes like melt spinning are still highly desired. Here, the melt spinning of PAN‐co‐poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) plasticized with propylene carbonate (PC) at 175°C is reported. The use of methyl acrylate (MA) as comonomer and PC as an external plasticizer renders the approach a combination of internal and external plasticization. Various mixtures of PAN and PC used in this work were examined by rheology, subjected to melt spinning, followed by discontinuous and continuous washing, respectively. The best fibers were derived from a PAN‐co‐PMA copolymer containing 8.1 mol‐% of MA having a number‐average molecular weight M _n of 34 000 g/mol, spun in the presence of 22.5 wt.‐% of PC. The resulting fibers were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (WAXS), and were subjected to mechanical testing.     

Synthesis,Complexes and Metal Extraction Ability of R1R2NC(X)NHP(Y)(0Ph)2

Abstract

The new 1,1-disubstituted 3-diphenoxy(thio)phosphoryl-(thio)ureas, R¹R²NC(X)NHP(0Ph)₂, HA, with X,Y = O,S, were synthesized by addition of secondary mines to the corresponding P-iso(thio)cyanates. This reaction is reversible if X,Y = S. (PhO)₂P(Y)Cl reacts with H₂NC(X)NR₂ in the presence of an HCl acceptor only if X,Y a 0. Side reactions are observed. Phosphorylated derivatives of biuret were isolated from such a reaction mixture.